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Conservation Authorities Act – Regulation 687/21

Under Ontario Regulation 687/21: Transition Plans and Agreements for Programs and Services, conservation authorities in Ontario were required to create a Transition Plan that outlined the steps to develop an inventory of programs and services and to enter into agreements with participating municipalities to fund certain municipal programs and services. The transition period started on the date the regulation was released and ended on January 1, 2024.

Further to the GRCA's Transition Plan (648KB PDF) and Inventory of Programs and Services - Final Version (169KB PDF), links to GRCA General Membership reports and minutes from meetings of the Ad Hoc Conservation Authorities Act Regulations Committee are available on this page.

GRCA General Membership Reports

 October 2021

November 2021

December 2021

January 2022

February 2022

June 2022

September 2022

December 2022

March 2023

June 2023

September 2023

On October 4, 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) released the Phase 1 regulations to implement amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act made in 2019/2020. These regulations include:

You can find information and requirements related to our transition plan on our Conservation Authorities Act – Regulation 687/21 page.

To implement recent amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act, the following regulations and a policy, as listed below, have been finalized under the Act:

  1. Ontario Regulation 402/22: Budget and Apportionment was implemented in the 2024 budget year, as per the regulation. 402/22 replaces Ontario Regulation 139/96: Municipal Levies, and Ontario Regulation 670/00: Conservation Authority Levies, which were revoked as of July 1, 2023.
  2. Ontario Regulation 401/22: Determination of Amounts Under Subsection 27.2 (2) of the Act
  3. Minister’s Fee Classes Policy. This policy is a published list of the classes of programs and services for which a CA may charge a fee
  4. Ontario Regulation 400/22: Information Requirements
  5. Ontario Regulation 399/22: Amendment to the Minister’s Transition Plans and Agreements for Programs and Services Under Section 21.1.2 of the Act (Ontario Regulation 687/21)
  6. Ontario Regulation 596/22: Prescribed Acts - Subsections 21.1.1(1.1) and 21.1.2(1.1)

In 2022 and 2023, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry provided a letter (101KB PDF) outlining legislative and regulation changes affecting conservation authorities, and issued the Minister's direction (204KB PDF) regarding fee changes associated with planning, development and permitting fees. Our 2024 fee schedules are available under GRCA Fee Policy and Schedules.

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